CincyTech announces 4 Fund III investments

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CincyTech, the public-private seed-stage investor, announced on Monday that it’s made four investments from its third fund, which recently closed at $11 million.

• Off Track Planet, a digital-based travel brand for independent investors, received a $250,000 investment.

• Impulcity, an online platform that connects people to events and venues, and enables real-time chat, received a $250,000 investment.

• ChoreMonster, a digital platform that makes chores fun for kids and less stressful for parents, received a $250,000 investment as part of its recent Series A financing round led by Detroit Venture Partners. CincyTech previously invested $250,000 into ChoreMonster as part of the startup’s seed-stage funding round.

• Ahalogy, which helps big brands and small businesses scale digital marketing using tools such as Pinterest, received a $100,000 investment. That brings CincyTech’s total investment into Ahalogy to $250,000.

All four startups have ties to The Brandery, the Over-the-Rhine consumer marketing and branding accelerator. ChoreMonster is a 2011 Brandery graduate; Impulcity and Off Track Planet are 2012 graduates.

Ahalogy co-founder and CEO Michael Wohlschlaeger graduated from The Brandery in 2011 after starting StyleZEN, a digital personal shopper. The company later pivoted to a new business model after successfully leveraging Pinterest to build its social media presence, and is now called Ahalogy.

Bob Gilbreath, a former CincyTech entrepreneur in residence, joined the startup as president and is an Ahalogy co-founder.